Chapter 3
Chapter 3
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Chapter 3 Installing Devices
Chapter 3 - Installing Devices
1. Make sure the system and all other peripheral devices connected to it
have been powered-off.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. The 12 mounting screws on the rear side of the system are used to
secure the cover to the chassis. Remove these screws and put them in a
safe place for later use.
4. Lift the cover up to open the system.
5. The Mini PCIe slots are on the front side and the SODIMM slot are on
the rear side of the system board.
Mini PCIe and mSATA
Removing the Chassis Cover
Note:
The system also has a half-size Mini PCIe slot that uses PCIe and USB signals.
The system board is equipped with 2 Mini PCIe slots: one full-size and one
half-size slots. Here we will demonstrate the installation of the full-size Mini
PCIe card with the mSATA interface.
1. Grasp the Mini PCIe card by its edges and align the notch in the connector
of the PCIe card with the notch in the connector on the system board.
2. Push the Mini PCIe card down and use the provided mounting screws to
secure the card on the system board.
Mounting screw
Mini PCIe card
half-size Mini PCIe slot
Installing a Mini PCIe Card
